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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : China

On track: China's stimulus package will boost railroad investment. China is pouring money into railroads and energy production as the implementation of the country’s 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus package moves forward. Urban fixed asset investment grew by 26.5% ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Chinese Property Firm’s Sales Rise

COMPANY TO WATCH: COLI/CHINA China Overseas Land & Investment (COLI), a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering, could be a beneficiary of China’s economic stimulus package. China’s largest developer by market value, COLI also focuses on infrastructure investment. The Hong ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Rush To Modernize Is Matched By The Race To Invest

CHINA Competition between Beijing and Shanghai to become China’s financial center intensified as Beijing officials launched a road show to lure European financial institutions to the capital. Although Shanghai is home to one of China’s two stock exchanges, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: All change

REGIONAL FOCUS ASIA Asia’s economic powerhouses are shifting to a new economic model. The transition will be painful—but will also pay huge dividends. By Thomas Clouse Asia has played a starring role in the story of ...

Country Report

Features: Country report Russia

RUNNING ON EMPTY Russia is facing some tough decisions as it adjusts to a far more challenging economic and political environment. Just over a decade after Russia’s forced devaluation of the ruble and default on its ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Local Heroes

TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT ASIA REGIONAL REPORT Many businesses in Asia were well prepared for the credit crunch, having learned some important lessons in previous regional crises. By Anita Hawser As the subprime crisis rocked the foundations of ...

News

Newsmakers : China’s Premier Puts The Us On Notice

CHINA / UNITED STATES Wen Jiabao: May be preparing ground for major policy shift. Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, has had a lot to say about US treasury bonds and the relative value of the yuan lately. Perhaps he ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS – 2009

NEW YORK, November 18, 2008 Global Finance magazine has named the Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers by country, region...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS – 2009

Americas Citi Europe BNP Paribas Central and Eastern Europe UniCredit Middle East Arab Bank Nordic SEB Asia Standard Chartered Africa...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Etihad Atheeb Ipo Ends Long Saudi Drought

Global Equity /drs Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication, one of three new fixed-line operators in Saudi Arabia, broke the long drought in initial public offerings in the kingdom, with an IPO for 30% of its capital. The $80 million public offering, completed ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Mergers & Acquisitions

DRUG MERGERS EASE M&A; DROUGHT The need for bigger drug-development pipelines and more diversified businesses with greater geographic reach is fueling a wave of mergers in the pharmaceutical industry that is providing investment bankers with some much-needed underwriting fees. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Pfizer-wyeth Merger May Set Off A Wave Of Consolidation

Mergers & Acquisitions The credit crunch has not put an end to major acquisitions by well-run companies that have a compelling strategic plan and a pile of cash. New York-based Pfizer, the world’s biggest drug maker, agreed ...